This bill directs the U.S. Trade Representative to establish a Travel and Tourism Trade Working Group during the next joint review of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). The working group would be co-chaired by representatives from all three countries and include officials from multiple U.S. agencies, including Commerce, State, Homeland Security, and Transportation, working to boost competitiveness of the travel and tourism industry across North America. The group would meet at least annually, gather input from the travel industry, and coordinate policies to increase tourism exports and job creation in the region. The bill emphasizes that travel and tourism is worth approximately $1.3 trillion to the U.S. economy, supporting 15 million jobs, with Canada and Mexico accounting for about half of all international visitors to the United States. U.S. government representatives would be required to regularly brief Congress on the working group's activities, though the bill does not specify dedicated funding amounts or implementation timelines beyond requiring the initiative during the next USMCA review.
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